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Ex-Khmer lawmaker accuses Thailand of moving boundary marker

  A FORMER Cambodian lawmaker accused Thailand of moving boundary marker 73 with this costing his country half of Koh Kood and maritime territory while two more landmines were found in Ubon Ratchathani, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Nov. 14). Um Sam An, a former MP and member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, alleged in

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Phumtham denies rumours of Thaksin-Hun Sen hush-hush deal on undersea scheme

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Nov. 11) downplayed criticism that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen had mutually made a secret deal over a contentious, profit-sharing undersea resources development scheme in an upper part of the Gulf of Thailand. Phumtham,

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Ultra-conservative party drumming up support to scrap Thai-Khmer MoU

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters AS MANY AS 100,000 PEOPLE are being encouraged to undersign a petition calling on the Pheu Thai-led government to unilaterally scrap a 2001 Memorandum of Understanding between Thailand and Cambodia on a profit-sharing undersea resources development scheme. Thai Pakdee chair Warong Dechgitvigrom said today (Nov. 9) he is currently soliciting

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PM urged to not compromise over Koh Kood island

By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra is being advised by the Palang Pracharath to never compromise Thailand’s territorial integrity in favour of Cambodia over Koh Kood island off Trat. The Palang Pracharath, headed by former deputy prime minister Prawit Songsuwan, plans to submit a formal petition to the woman prime minister today (Oct.

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